About me
Gayle Balba, MD, is a board-certified Infectious Disease specialist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and an assistant professor of Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine. At MedStar Georgetown, she serves as director of the Hepatitis Clinic, Division of Infectious Diseases. Under her leadership, the clinic provides state-of-the-art clinical care for patients with Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus; training of infectious diseases fellows; and research programs in infectious diseases. Dr. Balba is also the program training director for the Infectious Diseases Fellowship. Her research interests are in medical education, and she is currently investigating the role of social media in faculty mentorship of medical students.
Dr. Balba has participated as an investigator on several hepatitis studies. She is the principal investigator at the Georgetown site for the National Institutes of Health-funded AIDS clinical trials group, studying the use of Boceprevir in the treatment of patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C. The DC Developmental Center for AIDS Research has awarded her a grant to conduct FibroScan® research. Additionally, she is a subinvestigator on more than 15 clinical studies of HIV.
Dr. Balba has several publications in the field of HIV, including an article on ocular syphilis in HIV-infected patients and an article reporting the first case of etravirine-induced hypersensitivity reaction and fulminant hepatitis. She was recently invited to write a review on BK virus in renal transplant recipients, which was published in Infectious Disease Clinics of North America.
Dr. Balba is an active member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Greater Washington Infectious Diseases Society. She also is an active member of the Infection Prevention Program and Antibiotic Utilization Committees at MedStar Georgetown.
Her medical degree is from Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at MedStar Georgetown.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cellulitis
- Clostridium Difficile
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Malaria
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
- Mycobacterial Infection
- Osteomyelitis
- Prosthetic Joint Infection
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
- Staphylococcus Infections
- Travel Medicine
- Travel Vaccination
- Yellow Fever Vaccination
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- ACute Cerebellitis (AC)
- Anaplasmosis
- Antibiotic Resistant Infections
- Aspergillosis Infection
- Babesiosis Infection
- Bacterial Endocarditis
- Bacterial Meningitis
- Bartonellosis Diseases
- Brucellosis
- Cellulitis
- Cerebral Toxoplasmosis
- Chagas Disease
- Chronic Osteomyelitis
- Clostridium Difficile
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Cryptococcal Meningitis
- Cryptococcosis
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Cytomegaloviral Infection
- Cytomegaloviral Pneumonia
- Ehrlichiosis
- Empyema
- Encephalitis
- Enterococcus Infections
- Fever Of Unknown Origin
- Fungemia
- Genital Herpes, Male
- Giardiasis
- Gonorrhea
- Helminthiasis
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes
- Herpes Zoster
- Herpes Zoster Encephalitis
- Herpetic Whitlow
- Histoplasmosis
- Hiv/Aids
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Infection From A Cat (BITE-SCRATCH)
- Invasive Fungal Sinusitis
- Joint Infection
- Legionnaires Disease
- Leishmaniasis
- Leprosy
- Leptospirosis
- Leukocytosis
- Listeriosis
- Lymphadenopathy
- Lymphangitis
- Malaria
- Maternal Infection
- Meningitis
- Meningococcal Meningitis
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
- Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus Aureus
- Miliary Tuberculosis
- Mucormycosis
- Multisystemic Disseminated Toxoplasmosis
- Mycobacterial Infection
- Mycobacterium Avium Complex
- Mycoplasma Infection
- Mycosis
- Needle Stick Exposure
- Neutropenia
- Novel Coronavirus
- Osteomyelitis
- Osteomyelitis Of The Craniofacial Skeleton
- Osteomyelitis Of The Foot
- Osteomyelitis Of The Hand
- Osteomyelitis Of The Hip
- Osteomyelitis Of The Lower Extremity
- Osteomyelitis Of The Pelvis
- Osteomyelitis Of The Rib
- Osteomyelitis Of The Scapula
- Osteomyelitis Of The Shoulder
- Osteomyelitis Of The Spine
- Osteomyelitis Of The Sternum
- Osteomyelitis Of The Upper Extremity
- Parainfluenza Infection
- Parasitic Diseases
- Pneumocystis Carinii
- Pneumonia
- Post Infectious Arthritis
- Prosthetic Joint Infection
- Q Fever
- Rickettsia Infection
- Salmonella Infection
- Schistosomiasis
- Septic Arthritis
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
- Spirochetal Infection
- Sporotrichosis
- Spotted Fevers
- Staphylococcal Meningitis
- Staphylococcus Infections
- Streptococcal Infections
- Streptococcal Meningitis
- Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Syphilis
- Tick Borne Infections
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Toxoplasmosis
- Toxoplasmosis Encephalitis
- Transplant Related Infection
- Traveler's Diarrhea
- Tuberculosis
- Typhoid Fever
- Varicella
- Varicella Encephalitis
- Viral Encephalitis
- Viral Infections
- Viral Meningitis
- West Nile Virus
- Wound Infection
- Zoonosis
Procedures I perform
- Anal Pap Smear
- Antiretroviral Salvage Therapy
- Flu Shot Vaccination
- Hepatitis A Vaccination
- Hepatitis B Vaccination
- HIV Testing
- Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination
- Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination
- Measles Vaccination
- Meningitis Vaccination
- Meningococcal Vaccine
- MMR Vaccine
- Novel Coronavirus Antibody Testing
- Novel Coronavirus Testing
- Pneumonia Vaccination
- Polio Vaccination
- Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
- Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Rabies Vaccination
- Shingles Vaccination
- Tetanus And Diphtheria Vaccine
- Tetanus Diphtheria And Pertussis Vaccine
- Travel Medicine
- Travel Vaccination
- Tropical Medicine
- Tuberculosis (TB) Test
- Typhoid Fever Vaccination
- Yellow Fever Vaccination
- Zika Virus Testing
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-0086Fax 877-665-8072
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- United Golden Rule
- United Student Resources
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare for Life East
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Virginia Premier
- Innovation Health: POS
- United Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Tricare East Prime
- Cigna Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicaid - Virginia
- HealthyBlue PPO
- D-SNP)
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna EPO
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Signature
- Medicaid - Maryland
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Select
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- I-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Navigate
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Choice Plus
- United Optimum Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Carefirst EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Tricare East Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2003)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2001)
Internship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (1999)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1998)